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2 children, woman held hostage by man in Gentilly home, NOPD says

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A SWAT roll started just after 2 a.m. Monday (March 17) in the Gentilly neighborhood after a woman said her ex-boyfriend got into her home and wouldn't let her and two children leave. Police said the man may be armed.
(NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

A man who is possibly armed is holding a woman and two kids hostage in a Gentilly home, New Orleans police said early Monday (March 17). The NOPD dispatched a SWAT team around 2 a.m. to a home in the 3000 block of George Nick Connor Drive off of North Broad Street.

At 5:30 a.m., NOPD said officers had made contact with a woman who said her ex-boyfriend, who may be armed with some kind of a weapon, won't let her and the children leave. Police did not immediately know the ages of the people inside the home or release their names.